Hugh Burrill is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 television sports anchor and reporter.

Hugh was born and raised in Chalk River, Ontario

Chalk River, Ontario

Chalk River is a Canadian rural community part of the Laurentian Hills municipality in Renfrew County, Ontario. It is located in the Upper Ottawa Valley along Highway 17 , 10 km inland from the Ottawa River, approximately 21 km northwest of Petawawa, and 182 km northwest of Ottawa...

. His birthday is September 9

Burrill began his career working for numerous radio stations for a few years. His first television gig was at his current home, Citytv Toronto

CITY-TV

CITY-DT, Channel 57 , is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned and operated by Rogers Media...

, working as a writer for Breakfast Television

Breakfast Television

Breakfast Television is a Canadian morning news and entertainment program which airs on the Citytv stations . Each station produces its own local edition of Breakfast Television....

. He was soon named the news producer and then he became an on-air personality as sports specialist for Breakfast Television and CityNews @ Noon

CityNews

CityNews is the title of local television newscasts currently seen on CITY-TV Toronto, Canada. It premiered on September 12, 1977 under the name CityPulse, then spread to Citytv stations in other cities across Canada. Due to severe financial issues, as of January 19, 2010, the only station that...

. He was then moved to CityNews at Six and CityNews Tonight Weekend Editions.

On January 19, 2010, many Citytv staff members were laid off and several newscasts, including the weekend newscasts, were cancelled. Burrill became a sports reporter and substitute for Kathryn Humphreys

Kathryn Humphreys

Kathryn Humphreys is a Canadian sports anchor for CityNews at Six and CityNews Tonight. She was previously with CityNews Weekend which she joined in March 1997....

as sports anchor. Weekend editions of CityNews returned in March 2011, and Burrill returned to his position of weekend sports anchor.

He is an avid Montreal Canadiens fan.

External Links

• http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/personalities/356--hugh-burrill